英语单词
yardstick是什么意思
yardstick
英 ['jɑːdstɪk]
美 ['jɑrd'stɪk]
- n. 码尺
中文词源
yardstick 码尺，准绳
yard,码，stick,棍，引申义准绳，标准。比较canon,gauge.
英文词源
- yardstick (n.)
- also yard-stick, 1797, from yard (n.2) + stick (n.).
双语例句
- 1. a yardstick by which to measure sth
- 衡量某事物的标准
来自《权威词典》
- 2. By any yardstick, that's a large amount of money.
- 用任何标准衡量, 那都是巨大的金额.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. The new test provides a yardstick against which to measure children's learning.
- 新的测试提供了一个标准去检测儿童的学习.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. This is a yardstick for measuring whether a person is really progressive.
- 这是衡量一个人是否真正进步的标准.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. Profit is not the only yardstick of success.
- 利润并不是衡量成功的唯一尺度.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》